AP Human Geography Unit 1 Section 5 Flashcards

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What does 'site' refer to in geography?

It is the physical and human transformed characteristics of a place.

What is 'sequent occupance'?

The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place.

What does 'situation' refer to in geography?

Relative location.

The law of geography states that everything is related to everything else.

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What does 'accessibility' address in geography?

How easy or difficult it is to surmount the barriers of time and space that separate places. Signup and view all the answers

What is 'connectivity' in geography?

The tangible or intangible ways in which places are connected or interrelated. Signup and view all the answers

What is 'spatial diffusion'?

The process of dispersion of an idea or item from a center of origin. Signup and view all the answers

What is 'relocation diffusion'?

Innovations or ideas transported to new areas by carriers who permanently leave home. Signup and view all the answers

What is 'expansion diffusion'?

A phenomenon that spreads from one place to neighboring locations but remains in the place of origin. Signup and view all the answers

What are the types of expansion diffusion?

Contagious diffusion Signup and view all the answers

What is 'hierarchical diffusion'?

Transferring innovations from larger, more important places to smaller, less important ones. Signup and view all the answers

What is 'contagious diffusion'?

The widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout a population. Signup and view all the answers

What is 'stimulus diffusion'?

The spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic fails to diffuse. Signup and view all the answers

What is 'spatial distribution'?

The arrangement of things on Earth's surface. Signup and view all the answers

What does 'concentration' mean in geography?

The extent of a feature's spread over an area. Signup and view all the answers

What is 'density'?

The number of anything within a defined area. Signup and view all the answers

What does 'spatial interaction' involve?

The flow and movement between and among places. Signup and view all the answers

What does 'globalization' refer to?

The increasing interconnection of all parts of the world. Signup and view all the answers

What is 'complementarity' in geography?

It is related to the conditions necessary for spatial interaction to occur. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Concepts of Place and Interrelations

Site: Refers to the physical and human transformed characteristics of a place, including climate, topography, soil, water sources, vegetation, and elevation.
Sequent Occupance: Successive societies leave cultural imprints on a location, contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.

Location and Geography

Situation: Also known as relative location; important for understanding centrality or isolation of a place, helping to locate unfamiliar areas by comparison.
Basic Law of Geography: Everything is related spatially; stronger relationships exist among nearby entities.

Accessibility and Connectivity

Accessibility: Measures the ease or difficulty of overcoming time and space barriers between places; relates to connectivity.
Connectivity: Tangible (like streets) and intangible (like ideologies) connections that interrelate places or people.

Diffusion Processes

Spatial Diffusion: The spread of ideas or items from a center (hearth) to distant points.
Relocation Diffusion: Ideas or innovations are carried to new locations by migrants, often during migration.
Expansion Diffusion: Movement of phenomena from one place to neighboring areas, remaining in the original location.

Types of Expansion Diffusion

Hierarchical Diffusion: Spread of an idea from larger, more important places to smaller, less important locations; originates at a node of innovation.
Contagious Diffusion: Rapid spread of a characteristic throughout a population, resembling disease propagation across time and space.
Stimulus Diffusion: Underlying principles of an idea spread, despite the original characteristic not spreading (e.g., Apple's mouse concept).

Patterns and Spatial Distribution

Spatial Distribution: Arrangement of phenomena across Earth's surface; population clusters in hospitable areas.
Concentration: Refers to the extent of feature spread in an area; clustered (close together) vs dispersed (far apart).
Density: Number of items within a defined area, remains constant regardless of distribution; example: 100 people in a 10-square-mile area results in a density of 10.

Interactions and Globalization

Spatial Interaction: Involves flow and movement between places.
Globalization: Increasing interconnectedness of the world, affecting social, cultural, political, and economic processes; exemplified by corporations like Apple, Facebook, and Coke.

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Explore the key concepts of interrelations between places and site characteristics in this quiz on AP Human Geography. Enhance your understanding of how humans transform physical sites and the importance of sequent occupance in shaping the human landscape.